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T34/76 Model 1943 – За Родину

 

So…

 

I’m a bit late starting, but hopefully I can join in with this:

 

29649969750_df74889e68_c.jpgT34/76 Revell/ICM with miniart tracks (maybe!) by jongwinnett, on Flickr

 

Which I’m throwing together basically out of the box, although I may use these:

 

29317396533_e98945a82b_c.jpgT34/76 Revell/ICM with miniart tracks (maybe!) by jongwinnett, on Flickr

 

I forgot to take a sprue shot, but I only bought it today, honest!

 

An enforced day of work (parenting!) meant I could make rapid progress this afternoon:

 

29649969720_e05ea52538_c.jpgT34/76 Revell/ICM with miniart tracks (maybe!) by jongwinnett, on Flickr

 

29829694522_d7cf2c5e19_c.jpgT34/76 Revell/ICM with miniart tracks (maybe!) by jongwinnett, on Flickr

 

As I think is well known, the Revell kit is a re-pop of the ICM version, which features a rudimentary interior:

 

29860635561_5ae54f6d75_c.jpgT34/76 Revell/ICM with miniart tracks (maybe!) by jongwinnett, on Flickr

 

29943752375_3035b8be9e_c.jpgT34/76 Revell/ICM with miniart tracks (maybe!) by jongwinnett, on Flickr

 

Which I decided needed some work:

 

29320842464_df30194010_c.jpgT34/76 by jongwinnett, on Flickr

 

29654373880_cd2383c578_c.jpgT34/76 by jongwinnett, on Flickr

 

Bulkhead and floor level ammo boxes fudged up from some evergreen sheet and strip. Not much, but enough to fool the eye for the limited sightlines:

 

29320864324_ccb78912fb_c.jpgT34/76 by jongwinnett, on Flickr

 

29864912501_8009184253_c.jpgT34/76 by jongwinnett, on Flickr

 

The kit includes a complete set of rubber tyred wheels, for a later 1943 build, but for an early one, a mix of the two types, with steel on the middle three stations, is appropriate:

 

29864903361_db56c66a93_c.jpgT34/76 by jongwinnett, on Flickr

 

29834096442_fe417ee332_c.jpgT34/76 by jongwinnett, on Flickr

 

 

 

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Thanks for the encouragement chaps. Made some progress today, but not as dramatic as it was mainly sticking fiddly bits on:

 

29670128320_7afe832c79_c.jpgT34 by jongwinnett, on Flickr

 

29929790256_3fe9ce5fb1_c.jpgT34 by jongwinnett, on Flickr

 

29880622251_6cdd12d373_c.jpgT34 by jongwinnett, on Flickr

 

I then added a representation of the driver’s hatch opening lever:

 

29936470686_1c12bafa18_c.jpgT34 by jongwinnett, on Flickr

 

29343787643_2a86925486_c.jpgT34 by jongwinnett, on Flickr

 

As well as correcting the gravity defying handles on the turret hatches (moulded so thy hang “upwards!”, now dangling in line with Newton’s law:

 

29676885030_8dd985da1c_c.jpgT34 by jongwinnett, on Flickr

 

(The shiny is some superglue filling a mould flaw.)

 

Finally, I made a start on adding the handrails – replacing the impossible to clean up plastic with 0.45mm wire:

 

29343095924_f2d6db4c93_c.jpgT34 by jongwinnett, on Flickr

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Today was handrails, handrails and more bloody handrails. Cleaning up, drilling and fitting umpteen little brackets. Boring!

 

29695406660_854952e9d0_c.jpgHandrails by jongwinnett, on Flickr

 

29875691692_09639bbae3_c.jpgHandrails by jongwinnett, on Flickr

 

29364036143_2ab94e49a2_c.jpgUntitled by jongwinnett, on Flickr

 

Also a driver arrived and has a black undercoat, whilst this evening I have been distracted by these two handsome brutes:

 

29696740860_693ecd5235_c.jpgUntitled by jongwinnett, on Flickr

 

29907241221_6259cd2994_c.jpgUntitled by jongwinnett, on Flickr

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I’ve never tried painting figures before, and a driver hidden in the dim recess of the tank seemed like a safeish place to start.

29890709322_8794cf77ea_c.jpgDriver by jongwinnett, on Flickr

Safe to say this is not yet a skill set I possess, but since the finished product will be only barely visible, I’m not too worried.

 

29970160076_b13e19a00f_c.jpgDriver by jongwinnett, on Flickr

 

Once he’s stuck in, his hand will grip the steering levers, honest! And his helmet does have ear pieces, they are just separate and I’ll fit them next.

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Starting to take shape:

 

29746423130_d17a371954_c.jpgT34 by jongwinnett, on Flickr

 

And detail painting begun:

 

29927112062_a9176f8311_c.jpgT34 by jongwinnett, on Flickr

 

За Родину

 

29434695783_18f22b4b34_c.jpgT34/76 Model 1943 by jongwinnett, on Flickr

 

Headlamp and aerial are missing, casualties of war…

 

29433995324_96fd119a6e_c.jpgT34/76 Model 1943 by jongwinnett, on Flickr

 

29434690303_9f9a82b841_c.jpgT34/76 Model 1943 by jongwinnett, on Flickr

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